Paul wishes to warn podcast listeners that this podcast contains a lot of important numbers from the following 4 tables.  The torrent of numbers can be irritating but these are some of the most important aspects of risk and return we should know.
Paul asks that investors email him with questions about the tables.  [email protected]

In this podcast Paul introduces a new way to understand and compare the likely risk and return of equity asset classes. The biggest challenge for first time investors is not understanding the likely losing periods they will experience as part of the normal progression of successful investments.  These 4 tables compare the historical risk and return of the S&P 500, Small Cap Value, a 2 fund portfolio that’s 50/50 S&P and SCV and 4 fund portfolio with 25% each in S&P, Small Cap Value, Large Cap Value, and Small Cap Blend.